Two recent funding decisions have secured acta’s youth theatre network for the next three years.
The Go North project, funded by the young people’s fund of the BLF, and led by a steering group of youth theatre members, will deliver four youth theatres in the North of the City, including a new group in Lawrence Weston for older young people (16 – 25 yrs) and a new group for children in Avonmouth (10-11 yrs). The project also allows us to extend the work of the existing L-Dubbers and Ace youth theatre groups in Lawrence Weston, which secured funding from Bristol City Council earlier this year.
Our youth theatre network, which also includes groups based at the acta centre in Bedminster – Who Cares youth theatre groups for young carers across the City, aged 10-13 yrs & 14-19 yrs, and Vibe youth theatre for young people aged 12-19 yrs in Bedminster – will benefit further from additional funding from the Lankelly Chase Foundation, to extend the hours of the acta Senior Drama Worker, Ingrid Jones.
Following the success of the Sharing Memories project in 2008, including The Other Side of the Road community play, acta is currently developing a new project for local people this Autumn. There will be opportunities to get involved throughout October, including a range of workshops in half-term week, all leading to a community celebration on Saturday 7 November, in partnership with UHCT, who will be celebrating their 10th birthday!
‘Create and Make’ sessions will be at Eden Grove Hall on:
Monday 26th October-Friday 30th October, 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
All adults and families welcome (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult).
acta is delighted to announce that Trustees of the Baring Foundation have recently awarded acta a three year core costs grant of £25,000 per year. Baring Foundation is keen to support acta’s plans to develop community theatre initiatives with refugees and asylum seekers in the City. The grant is particularly exciting for the Company, as it allows us to be flexible in our approach, as we develop our work with new communities in Bristol over the next three years.
Advance is acta’s touring community theatre project, which has created three original shows for Bristol audiences:-
For Love Nor Money – 2005
The No-Ones – 2007/8
Escape To This – 2009
The project creates original and relevant touring community theatre, and aims to develop new audiences for theatre in Bristol neighbourhoods and beyond.
